BANGKOK: The Thai king’s eldest daughter remained in hospital on Monday receiving support for her heart, lungs and kidney, according to a palace statement after she collapsed last week.
Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol initially fell ill Wednesday evening during a military dog training session at Nakhon Ratchasima, north of the capital Bangkok.
Known in Thailand as “Princess Bha,” the 44-year-old is the eldest daughter of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the only child from his first marriage.
The kingdom’s succession rules favor male heirs; however the palace has not formally announced an heir apparent.
Following the princess’ collapse, she was flown to Bangkok where she continues to receive intensive medical care under close observation.
In a statement issued Monday morning, the palace said her condition was “stable at one level,” without elaborating.
“Her royal highness’s heartbeat is controlled by medicine, the statement said, adding that the systole — part of the process by which the heart beats — “does not go well.”
“The medical team has offered her royal highness medicine and equipment to support the work of her royal highness’s heart, lung and kidney,” the statement added.
The princess holds an important ceremonial role in Thai society — where the royal family sits at the apex, protected from criticism by harsh defamation laws which carry prison sentences of up to 15 years per charge.
Around the capital and across the kingdom, books of well-wishing for her recovery were laid out for Thais.
On Saturday the palace announced that King Vajiralongkorn and his wife Queen Suthida had tested positive for COVID-19, with both reporting mild symptoms.
Thai king’s daughter receiving heart, lungs, kidney ‘support’
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Thai king’s daughter receiving heart, lungs, kidney ‘support’
- Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol initially fell ill Wednesday evening during a military dog training session
- Kingdom’s succession rules favor male heirs; however the palace has not formally announced an heir apparent
UK court jails Christian camp leader for drugging, sexually abusing boys
- Ruben admitted offenses relating to ill-treatment of children and sexual abuse — as well as to drugging his wife, who was volunteering at the camp, in order to avoid detection
LONDON: A court in England on Friday jailed a man for more than 31 years for drugging and sexually abusing young boys at a Christian summer camp he led last summer.
Police say they are now talking to other groups he worked with in the past as part of an ongoing investigation.
Former vet Jon Ruben, 76, was leading the camp last July, said a statement from prosecutors released after Friday’s judgment.
He laced sweets with sedatives and tricked children at the camp into eating them by encouraging them to take part in a game.
“Later on, while the boys were heavily asleep, he went into their dormitory and chose individual boys to sexually abuse them,” said prosecutors.
Volunteers at the camp in Leicestershire, central England, raised the alarm after finding the children still nauseous, drowsy and disoriented the next day.
Eight boys aged between eight and 11 were taken to hospital and Ruben was arrested.
Investigators found syringes and sedatives at the camp location.
On his devices they found indecent images of children as well as evidence he had procured tranquilizer drugs and tried to join an online paedophile network.
Ruben admitted offenses relating to ill-treatment of children and sexual abuse — as well as to drugging his wife, who was volunteering at the camp, in order to avoid detection.
A court in Leicester sentenced him on Friday to a total of 31 years and 10 months behind bars under special provisions for defendants designated by prosecutors as particularly dangerous.
Leicestershire police said the investigation into Ruben was still “very much ongoing.”
Officers are contacting schools and youth organizations in central England with whom Ruben was involved with over the past two decades.
